If you thought that the fact he’s only 6 phone calls away from everyone in the world made Kevin Bacon cool, prepare to be blown away. He sings. He and brother Michael (can someone start a 7 degrees of Michael Bacon meme, please) have been performing as The Bacon Brothers…
Here’s video of Pitbull’s recent performance in Istanbul, Turkey, where he’s famous, and where he claims he had the album of the year for 2009, “Not 305. Not Miami. Not Dade County. Not none of that shit. Turkey. Pa que sepa. Internacional.”…
As usual, there’s plenty of music to hear in Broward and Palm Beach this weekend. If you’re in the mood for some indie rock AND comedy, you should head out to Propaganda to hear John Ralston, Sweet Bronco, and the Beards of Comedy. If you want your comedy more hard-edged,…
Hey look! It’s a concert announcement that has nothing to do with jam bands, ’80s hair metal, or sugary pop-punk acts! Don’t worry, they’ll be back next week. For today, let’s focus on Brandi Carlile’s announcement that she’ll be coming to Culture Room on February 20. The folk-pop star released…
Unmitigated cool never goes outta style. Ever. Especially when said cool comes from one of the originators. See then it’s something at once insidious and divine, a thing in and of itself, unexplainable, indefinable and blessed beyond belief.That kinda cool also tends to be highly emulated. And no one was…
Word is that Studio 1415 is an impressive new art/music space in North Miami. And it’s been a while since Awesome New Republic have been home — they recently did the whole CMJ thing in New York as part of a larger tour. (Click here to see some of our…
Friday, November 20*Everyone raised here likes 2 Live Crew, pretty much. So everyone we’ve mentioned this party to is excited about the fact that the group is playing for just $10 tonight at White Room in Miami. Click here for full details. *Tonight is day one of the 97th birthday celebration for…
The Ska Is Dead TourWith Deal’s Gone Bad, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, and the ToastersCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleThursday, November 19, 2009Better Than: Remembering the misled late-’90s mainstream notion of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones supposedly epitomizing ska.The Review:In 2009, ska sure isn’t the healthiest genre of underground music. But it…
Music fans around town are likely already familiar with Herbieman. He’s been making a name for himself both around town and abroad since 2003. An Argentine-born singer-songwriter with a penchant for composition, Herbieman’s sound is at times straight rock, at others more folky, but always heartfelt. His MySpace actually draws…
Night Watch is a regularly occurring bar review with nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg.Liquor is a cruel, messy mistress, and she doesn’t love me. The last time I saw her, she left me with a hangover that lasted for three days. So, as I do every time she leaves me aching,…
Mark this as a must: Annie, who is best known for her tracks “Chewing Gum” and “I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me,” will be making a quick stop at LIV in Miami Beach November 25 for a DJ set alongside Ross One and Contra. We’d really like for this to…
Can you hear that faint thump? It’s the heads of turntable purists smacking their heads against their desks. Still, like it or not, what constitutes “DJing” has forever changed with technology — it’s only a matter of time before somebody figures out how to use the DJ Hero controller in…
A couple of shows chalk full of pop-punk are coming to Culture Room. First up is the West Palm Beach-based Hey Monday, who are on the verge of being pop-punk’s next big thing. Sure pop-punk bands are a dime-a-trillion, but this local act has a beautiful female lead singer (in…
Click here to view more photos from this show.Diesel U:Music Tour with Santigold, Kid Cudi, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Jemina Pearl and DJ Mom JeansTuesday, November 17, 2009Paris Theatre, Miami BeachBetter Than: Well, some were better than others.Free concert. Free booze. Awesome time, right? Well, for the most part it…
If you’re still reading, author/actress (Seriously. She’s on IMDB.) and Elvis’s cousin Edie Hand will be at Borders Saturday to sign copies of her latest novellas A Christmas Ride: The Miracle of Lights and The Soldier’s Ride. Although those don’t have anything to do with Elvis, she has paid homage to…
I’m going to resist the urge to use the name of this weekend’s festival in question in some ill-conceived pun or a shoddy play on words, and just power through right into the info you seek. I’m also going to try to ignore that little bit of track music that…
Rubén Blades slings salsa at the James L. Knight Center this Saturday
Julian Marley performs with brothers Stephen and Damian at the Arsht Center Sunday
Straight out of Bristol, Joker is a 20-year-old wunderkind whose hybrid club experiments might be the next big step in the ongoing evolution of dubstep. Just don’t tell him that — like many stridently independent studio jockeys, he shuns genre tags. (Joker prefers to describe his tunes, cryptically, as “purple.”)…
This past February, as a trifle, two buddies got together to jam through free-form guitar exercises while smoking a bowl for the good of mankind. It should have been a one-time thing, but it took root, grew wildly, and flowered excessively. Now, almost a year later, that early impermanent duo…
Every year, the Organic Hip Hop Conference rallies conscious troops from all over the continent and beyond for a weekend of fighting for better communities through activism, vegetarianism, and music. Sponsored by nonprofit organization Difference Makers and Urban America newspaper, the 2009 edition will kick off this Friday with a…
As both the precocious bard and poet laureate of the Laurel Canyon elite, Jackson Browne created a late-’60s/early-’70s repertoire that found him standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the other notables of the day. Alongside peers such as Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Browne helped define the West…
